Paris is a city of great pleasures, but one of the best is sitting on the exterior terrace of a cafe, drinking something delicious, and puffing away on a cigar. It’s a pretty complete experience — two kinds of intoxicants entering the bloodstream, the bustle and hum of the city as it passes by, the […]
I’ve told you about U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nick Mitchel, who earned his combat action ribbon on his first day in the war in Afghanistan. Months of regular combat, and then … Sometimes things happen in the military that seem more like a novel or a Hollywood movie than real life. Mitchel, six other Marines, […]
Many political analysts did not believe Republicans could pass a single, sprawling bill encompassing much of President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda using the budget reconciliation process. The majorities in both Houses of Congress were too narrow and the coalitions too diverse to achieve agreement, they argued. But Trump, with major assists from Republican leadership, continued […]
President Trump’s souring on Russian President Vladimir Putin — saying he has “gone absolutely CRAZY” and is “playing with fire” — is raising questions about whether Trump's Ukraine-skeptical MAGA base will shift along with him.
The Federal Reserve has emerged as the 800-pound gorilla in the legal fight over President Trump’s firings of agency leaders traditionally independent from the White House. The Supreme Court’s 6-3 conservative majority is increasingly signaling it wants to eviscerate precedent that has protected certain federal agency leaders from at-will termination by the president for nearly...
SpaceX’s Starship was launched into space Tuesday evening, but the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket ever built spun out of control and broke up on its latest test flight. The Tuesday night takeoff was the third test flight in 2025 and the ninth since testing started in April 2023. It was launched from Starbase, Texas,...
People who could afford to litigate would get the benefit of the court’s precedents while everyone else would be subjected to unlawful executive action.
Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) campaign is rolling out four new ads attacking Texas Attorney General and Senate candidate Ken Paxton (R) for money his office gave to several Texas entities, accusing Paxton of “funding the left.” The ads, roughly 30 seconds each and shared first with The Hill, criticize Paxton for issuing grant money to Legal...
Harvard University revoked the tenure of a prominent behavioral scientist and business professor who was accused of manipulating data in her published work. A spokesperson for the university confirmed on Tuesday that Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino’s tenure has been revoked, marking the end of a chapter in the long-running dispute between Gino and...
Tech billionaire Elon Musk — who spearheaded the cost-cutting efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — said he was “disappointed” to see the massive legislative package of Republican priorities make it through the House. “I was, like, disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit… and it undermines...
Two Secret Service agents were suspended after getting into a physical altercation last week that was captured on video and circulated online. A Secret Service spokesperson confirmed the authenticity of the video, which depicted two female officers getting into a physical fight while on duty. NBC News reported that the incident occurred outside of former...
The Trump administration is suing North Carolina and its State Board of Elections for failing to maintain an accurate voter roll. The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday announced the lawsuit, which accuses the state of not doing enough to prevent voter fraud after using a state voter registration form that did not require individuals...
Pope Leo XIV will speak directly to the global youth population in a video broadcast at an event next month in Chicago, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Tuesday. Leo will “offer a special video message to the young people of the world" during the event on June 14 at Rate Field, home to the Chicago...
President Trump said on Tuesday that Canada is “considering” his offer of joining the United States as the 51st state in exchange for no-cost protection by the proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system. “I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion...
